Federal judge kicks battle over NC Supreme Court election

Attorney went around opposing counsel for order blocking certification of a disputed state Supreme Court election
Attorney Craig Schauer, who represents Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin, went before a Wake County judge earlier this week without opposing counsel present to get an order blocking certification of the election.
Federal judge kicks battle over NC Supreme Court election back to state court
North Carolina's Supreme Court blocked the election results for one of its own seats as Republican Jefferson Griffin challenges Democrat Allison Riggs's lead.
A timeline of NC’s complicated legal battle over the 2024 Supreme Court election
Over two months since Election Day, the state has still not officially declared a winner and the race has been upended by protracted legal challenges.
NC Supreme Court orders elections board not to certify Riggs-Griffin race for Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked state elections officials from certifying Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Rigg’s apparent victory in the 2024 elections, ruling Tuesday that more time is needed to look into her Republican challenger’s claims of invalid voters.
GOP-led N.C. Supreme Court blocks finalizing election for Democratic justice
Justice Allison Riggs (D) eked out a 734-vote victory over Jefferson Griffin, but the Republican challenged about 60,000 ballots.
Federal judge sends Republican challenge of 60,000 ballots back to NC Supreme Court
The state Supreme Court, which has a 5 to 2 Republican majority, will now hear Jefferson Griffin’s challenge of over 60,000 ballots cast in his race to ascend to the high court.
Riggs, Griffin file federal appeals over their still-undecided election for NC Supreme Court seat
The candidates in an unresolved election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court peppered a federal court with more filings Wednesday — the latest in their legal and political dispute over which court should hear the case and possibly decide who wins the seat.
Opposition to Judge Jefferson Griffin’s “meritless” election lawsuit is growing
If you’ve traveled through North Carolina lately, you may have spotted billboards from the capital to the coast featuring ...
A federal judge sends NC Republican Judge Griffin’s contested voters case back to state court
A federal judge on Monday sent Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s elections case back to state court, which ...
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Hundreds of area ballots being challenged in race for NC Supreme Court
A legal battle in Raleigh regarding the contested election for the North Carolina Supreme Court has reached its way into ...
Voters gather in Morehead City after Jefferson Griffin challenges election results
Former Republican Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin is challenging nearly 60,000 votes after losing to Justice ...
DOUG CLARK: N.C. Supreme Court blocked certification of justice's win. Activists fear it's 'dangerous for democracy'
The move gives the court time to consider a challenge by Republican Jefferson Griffin, who has cited debunked legal theories in his previous failed attempts to block Justice Allison Riggs' reelection.
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North Carolina Supreme Court Puts Election Certification on Hold Amid Contested Race
The NC Supreme Court put a hold on election result certification for a contested seat following a narrow win by Democrat ...
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Griffin, trailing in race, tries to make North Carolina Supreme Court election a matter of states' rights
Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin trails Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs in their race for a seat on the state ...
Volleys of litigation land a stay in state, appeal on federal level
Volleys of litigation involving the undecided North Carolina Supreme Court election between incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs ...